Nalan Ye-Jue lifted his eyes slightly. "Put him through."
Principal Zhou of the Imperial Royal Academy was one of the Nalan Group's consultants for intelligent robot research and development.
Before the new generation of robots hit the market, the consulting team's opinions were crucial.
So Nalan Ye-Jue, who rarely answered calls from outsiders, made an exception and agreed to take Principal Zhou's call.
Sure enough, Principal Zhou had brought good news this time. "Mr. Nalan, the young lady I mentioned last time is back!"
Nalan Ye-Jue's indifferent gaze shifted slightly. "The inspector responsible for the final review?"
"Yes, Mr. Nalan," Principal Zhou replied.
Although the word "inspector" wasn't quite appropriate for describing her, Principal Zhou was eager to get to the point. "I finally managed to get in touch with her, but her schedule is packed. It seems quite a few people have been asking her for help lately... It may take a while to arrange a meeting. Would you be willing to give me a little more time, until I can set something up with her...?"
Lu Bing thought to himself, Young Master Di never waits for anyone! What's so special about that inspector that she dares to make him wait for her?
However...
Nalan Ye-Jue pondered for a moment. "All right."
Lu Bing: "..."
Damn, that was a slap in the face. Young Master Di actually agreed?
Principal Zhou was delighted. "Great. I'll talk to her again and bring her to the group's laboratory as soon as possible to carry out the final inspection of the new-generation robots. Young Master Di, your decision is very wise. Waiting for her definitely won't disappoint you!"
Nalan Ye-Jue neither confirmed nor denied it.
Then, without warning, he changed the subject. "Are there any open places left in the Royal Academy's medical school this year?"
Principal Zhou froze and tugged at his grizzled beard. "The medical school is full, but the pharmacy and theology departments just expelled students with poor grades, so they each have one opening. What did you have in mind?"
"Reserve a place for me first," Nalan Ye-Jue said.
So he wanted to arrange for a transfer student to enroll.
Principal Zhou promptly replied, "No problem, Mr. Nalan. Any student you recommend must be exceptionally talented. No matter what school they're transferring from, they'll be more than welcome here!"
Lu Bing struggled to keep from laughing. You silly old man, Young Master Di is paving the way for our Little Miss.
Little Miss was very likely to fail her final exams at Imperial University.
If Imperial University expelled her, the Royal Academy could still take her in.
That was great. Although that young lady from the Qin Family was going to marry into the family, Young Master Di had still left Little Miss a way out.
It was just that...
Lu Bing soon grew worried again. Little Miss is so poorly qualified, and the Royal Academy's standards are even stricter and more absurd than Imperial University's. Even if she gets in through connections, she probably won't last. The moment she takes an exam, she'll be exposed, and in the end... won't she still be sent back to the countryside?
As he worried...
Another call came in.
Lu Bing glanced at the screen, the corner of his mouth twitching.
What was in the air today?
The principals of the two top universities in the empire were both calling Young Master Di!
"Young Master Di, Principal Shi of Imperial University is inviting you to see their inspection results..."
Because the Royal Academy's inspection report had yet to be submitted in full—the final stage couldn't be completed while the inspector was out of contact—the Nalan Group had also commissioned the Imperial University research institute to conduct the inspection in parallel.
Unexpectedly, Imperial University had worked at lightning speed, producing its results so quickly, as if it were determined to outdo the Royal Academy.
Nalan Ye-Jue pressed the control on his wheelchair. "Tell them I'm on my way."
Young Master Di was going in person!
Lu Bing drew a deep breath.
Young Master Di had always kept a low profile and rarely appeared in public. He hadn't even gone to Imperial University for Little Miss's opening ceremony.
So... Young Master Di really did care a lot about this batch of intelligent robots!
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